The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-31
about. It'must have sounded strange.
ly, that voice of praise along the streets


where the devotees of mammon were
counting their golden beads. You say,
Arthur Tappen failed. Yes; he was
unfortunate, like great many good
men; but understand he met all his
obligations before he left this world, and
l know he died in the peace Of the Cos
pei, and that he is before the throne Of
God to-day. If that be failing, I wish
that you might all fail.
There are great many young men In
this Scity--yea, in this housewife want
aSWord Of encouragement, Christian en-
cOuragement.
ONE SMILE OF GOOD CHEER
would be worth more to them tomorrow
morning in their places Of business than
a present OF fifty thousand dollars ton
years hence, Oh, I. remember the ap-
prehension and the tremor of entering
o aprofessionl remember very we'll the
man who greeted me in the ecclesiasti-
cal court with the tip ends Of the long
fingers OF the left hand; and / remember
the other man who took my hand in
both Of his and said, "God bless you,
my brother; you have entered glorious
profession; be faithful to God and lie
will see you through" Why feel this
minute the thrill Of that Misunderstanding,
though the man who gave me the Chris
stian grip has been in heaven twenty-five
years. There are old men to-day who
can look back to forty years ago, when
some one said kind word to them.
Nov, old men, pay back what you got
then. M
It is great art for old men to be able
to encourage the young. There are
many young people in our cities who
have come from inland counties Of our
own State-from the granite hills Of the
North, from the Savannas Of the South,
from the prairies Of the West. They are
here to get their fortune. They are in
boarding-houses where everybody seems
to be thinking of himself. They want
companionship and they want Christian
encouragement. Give it to them.
My word is to all clerks in this house,
DE MIGITIER THAN YOUR TESlPrA-
,.asa. rs .4 TIONS. ...
"A Sandwich Islander used to think
when he slew an enemy all the strength
OF that enemy came into his own right
arm: And I have to tell you that every
misfortune you conquer is so much
added to your moral power. With ON
impotence for a lever and the throne of
God for fulcrum, you can move earth
and heaven. While there are other
young men putting the cup of sin to
their lips, stoOp down and drink out Of
the fountains of God, and you will rise
up strong to thresh tho mountains. The
| ancientS use to think that pearls were
fallen raindrops, which, touching the
surface of the sea, hardened into gems,
then dropped to the bottom. I have to
| tell you to-day that storms of trial have
showered imperishable pearl into many
ayoung mans lap. Ohl while you have
| goods to sell, remember you have soul
to save. ss.
| In hospital Christian captain,
wounded few days before, got deliri-
GUS, and in the midnight hour he sprang
out. on the floor Of the hospital, thinking
he was in the battle, crying, "Come on,
boysl Forward Charged" All! he was
only battling the spectres Of his own
brain. But it is no imaginary conflict
into which call you, young man, to-
day. There are ten thousand spiritual
foes that would capture you. In the
name Of God, up and at them. After
the last store has been closed, after the
last bank has gone down, after the shut
fle of the quick feet on the Custom
House steps has stopped, after the long
line Of merchantmen on the seq have
taken sail Of flame, after Brooklyn, and
New York, and London, and Vienna
have gone down into the grave where
Thebes and Babylon and Tyre lie buried,
after the great fre-bells Of the Judgment
Day have tolled at the burning Of a
world-on that day all the affairs Of
banking houses and stores will come
| UP FOR INSPECTION.
oh, what an opening Of account books!
Side by side, the clerks and the men who
employed them-the people who owned
thread-and-needle stores on the same
footing with the Stewards, and the De-
lanos, and the Abbotts, and the Bar
ings Every invoice made out-all the
labels Of gOods-all certificates of stock
all lists of prices-all private marks
Of the firm now explained so everybody
can understand them. All the maps Of
cities that were never built, but in
which lots were sold. All bargains
All gongngs. ALI snap judgments. All
false entries. All embezzlements of
trust funds. All swindles in coal, and
iron, and silver, and stocks. All Swar-
touts, and Huntingtons. and Ketchums
On that day, when the cities Of this
world are smoking in the last conflagra-
tion. ..2'3
| -#e maaH THE TRIAL
will go on; and down in an avalanche Of
destruction will 60 those who wronged
man or woman, insulted God and defied
the judgment. Oh, that will be great
day for you, honest Christian clerkl
No getting up early; no retiring late;
no walking around with weary limbs;
but q mansion in which to live, and a
realm Of light, and love, and Joy over
which to hold everlasting dominion.
Hoist him up from glory to glory, and
from song to song, and from throne to
throne; for while others 60 down into
the, sea with their gold like a milestone